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Meaning of cloister vault | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

Equivalents

Deutsch Klostergewölbe
Suomi luostariholvi
Italiano volta a padiglione
Nederlands kloostergewelf

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Cloistered cloisterer Cloistering cloisterism Cloisters Cloistral

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